From tire cord to ballistic vests to deep-sea drilling cables, Dr. Wesley Memeger discusses some of the applications DuPont imagined for Kevlar.
Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr. started work at the DuPont Company in 1964 as only the fourth African American with a doctorate in chemistry to join the chemical company. Over the course of a thirty-two-year career, Memeger amassed fourteen patents and left his mark on some of DuPont’s most famous products, like Kevlar, the synthetic fiber found in bulletproof vests.
To learn more about Dr. Memeger, visit the Hagley Library’s Digital Exhibit titled "Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr.: Scientist, Artist, Activist" at [ Ссылка ]
For more on DuPont’s development of markets for Kevlar, see our History of Kevlar oral history interview series: [ Ссылка ]
